{"product_id":"how-to-think-politically-sages-scholars-and-statesmen-whose-ideas-have-shaped-the-world-paperback","title":"How to Think Politically: Sages, Scholars and Statesmen Whose Ideas Have Shaped the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Bernard Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGraeme Garrard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fake news and the hysteria to explore the timeless questions posed and answers offered by a diverse group of the 30 greatest political thinkers who have ever lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre we political, economic, or religious animals? Should we live in small city-states, nations, or multinational empires? What values should politics promote? Should wealth be owned privately or in common? Do animals also have rights? There is no idea too radical for this global assortment of thinkers, which includes: Confucius; Plato; Augustine; Machiavelli; Burke; Wollstonecraft; Marx; Nietzsche; Gandhi; Qutb; Arendt; Nussbaum, Naess and Rawls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn each brief chapter, the authors paint a vivid portrait of these often prescient, always compelling political thinkers, showing how their ideas grew out of their own dramatic lives and times and evolved beyond them. Now more than ever we need to be reminded that politics can be a noble, inspiring and civilising art. And if we want to understand today's political world, we need to understand the foundations of politics and its architects. This is the perfect guide to both.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraeme Garrard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the State: And Why It Is Essential For Our Health, Wealth and Happiness \u003c\/i\u003e(Yale University Press, 2022). He has published many scholarly journal articles and popular essays in newspapers and magazines. Dr Garrard is Professor of Politics at Cardiff University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has taught at colleges and universities in Canada, Britain, France and the United States for 27 years, including 12 years at the Harvard Summer School. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Oxford University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Bernard Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, where he teaches political philosophy, jurisprudence, and ethics. Before becoming a professor, Murphy worked as an urban planner in the City of New York, where he was born. He received his Masters of City Planning from M.I.T. and his B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. Murphy's scholarly books include \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Economy of Labor\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eYour Whole Life: Beyond Childhood and Adulthood\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eDeification in Classical Greek Philosophy and the Bible \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming 2024). He has also written for a wider audience in his books \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Politically\u003c\/i\u003e (with Graeme Garrard, 2019), \u003ci\u003eHaunted by Paradise: A Philosopher's Quest for Biblical Answers to Key Moral Questions\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Third Sword: On the Political Role of Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, 2023), and in essays for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399944028338,"sku":"9781472961785","price":22.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/VJMh92vu9Z9781472961785.webp?v=1783224165","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/how-to-think-politically-sages-scholars-and-statesmen-whose-ideas-have-shaped-the-world-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}